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New Copy of 'America's Birth Certificate' Found

Rare America map had been misplaced for centuries

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 4, 2012 12:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – Researchers in Germany have unveiled a newly discovered copy of a map known as "America's birth certificate" just in time for the 4th of July. The 500-year-old map by famous cartographer Martin Waldseemuller is the first to name the New World as America.... Read full story »

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maps • America • Martin Waldseemuller • Amerigo Vespucci

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New Copy of 'America's Birth Certificate' Found

Rare America map had been misplaced for centuries

maps • America • Martin Waldseemuller • Amerigo Vespucci

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